PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Charles Dickens’ famous starter to A Tale of Two Cities , as it turns out, is a pretty good way to sum up the year 2018 from the view of the alternative financial services segment. However, as 2018 wore on, headwinds started to blow back on the segment, most especially in the form of rising interest rates.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Small business owners have a lot on their plates today and, depending on who one asks, top concerns range from taxes to late invoice payments. That doesn’t mean non-millennial entrepreneurs are necessarily struggling, though. Still, less than half said they expect their local economies and the national economy to improve in 2018.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2018

It includes a $500 activation fee, credit check and also covers vehicle tax, registration, insurance and maintenance. Porsche is hoping to attract two types of customers: someone on a long-term stay in Atlanta for business and a successful millennial who would prefer to experience driving a variety of vehicles instead of buying just one.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

That was on top of news that Walmart’s increased profit-margin pressure was pushing an annual revenue estimate for 2018 that missed investor expectations. That mild miss, Walmart noted, came as the firm pulled forward some investments for tax purposes. This issue, among others, is on Walmart’s priority list for 2018.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2020

Government disbursements can range from child support payments and annual tax returns to pension and retirement fund payouts. The IRS has accepted digitally filed tax documents and issued digital refunds for years, and it received approximately 29 million electronic returns via direct deposit between February 2018 and February 2019.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2018

” When one steps back, he noted, and looks at the total picture for 2018, it is notably different from 2008 in many regards. But, he added, while those debt numbers get a lot of play, it is also worth noting that personal income has gone up $5 trillion in the same amount of time — or $4 trillion after taxes. A Different Economy.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2020

Indeed, when it comes to younger consumers these days, eSports are reportedly on the rise (including with high school students), and are even prime part of plans to revive retail malls and to collect more states taxes , as PYMNTS has covered. But as even casual students of history know, collectibles often lead to bubbles that eventually pop.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2018

Millennials, on average, are less brand-loyal than their parents or older siblings. It was an insight that pushed Brandless CEO and Co-founder Tina Sharkey to rethink an online commerce offering in a very fundamental way, by eliminating what she calls the “ brand tax.” Not so much.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

As we enter 2018, we are working diligently to improve execution with a focus on conversion, gross margin and inventory management,” CEO Robert Niblock said in a statement. Given the rapidly evolving competitive landscape, we are also accelerating our strategic investments, leveraging the benefits of tax reform.”. tax reform.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Forty-four percent of 200 millennials surveyed last year stated they were wholly responsible for making purchasing decisions at the B2B companies at which they worked, and an additional 33 percent played some role in this process. One study found a 46 percent increase in reports of such attacks between 2017 and 2018.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Younger, tech-savvy consumers are embracing the digital route, as half of millennials order more delivery than they did two years ago. A few weeks ago, Grubhub posted a wider loss than analysts had expected, with a pre-tax loss of $31 million on $341 million. with Grubhub relatively close behind at 30 percent.

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Capital Marketing Millennials Taxes 151

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The secret sauce, according to then-CEO Tina Sharky when PYMNTS spoke to her in 2017, was its elimination of what she called “the brand tax,” which typically pushes up prices on brand-name beauty products and household goods by as much as 30 percent.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2020

Consumers and other businesses can access their tax refunds, benefits, freelance income, insurance claims, dividend payments and other disbursements within 30 minutes of being paid — sometimes even within seconds. Instant payments are one of these solutions, allowing companies to digitally transfer funds 24/7 year-round.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

“Despite the decline in confidence, consumers’ expectations remain at historically strong levels, suggesting economic growth will continue well into 2018,” she said. percent in 2018 — up from the 4.32 Investors had thought we had turned a corner and that things would be improving in 2018,” said Vincent Caintic, analyst at Stephens. “It

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The new offering, according to ADP, gives its customers the option to offer daily payments to their workers — a daily payments solution that adheres to all wage deductions and tax withholding laws, and doesn’t require current payroll processes, including the timing of payroll funds, to change in any material way. “We Changing Worker Wants.

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Payments Tools Retail Report 178

PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2018

Coachella has kicked off the 2018 U.S. million just in taxes from ticket sales, comprising 5 percent of the city’s general fund, while its overall economy enjoys a $106 million boost thanks to the festivals. Thanks to bed taxes on short-term rentals, cities get to reap the benefits of this arrangement too. According to The L.A.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 15, 2020

These companies differentiate themselves from traditional human advisors with lower fees, 24-hour automated support, portfolio rebalancing, and tax optimization, which can translate to higher returns for investors in the long run. Total wealth management deals were up 31% from 2018, according to PwC. Source: Bloomberg. What’s next?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

That’s the only way the business can ultimately continue to create value for its customers, create jobs for people, serve the ecosystem in which it operates and provide tax revenues. own voice-activated speakers, as do more than a third of the 30- to 40-year-old bridge millennials.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Millennial and Gen Z consumers in China are spending differently than previous generations by showing a willingness to take on debt for both everyday purchases (cosmetics, clothes, food) and bigger-ticket items (cameras, smartphones). small businesses and private business owners through the end of 2018.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2020

The rising millennial generation, she noted, will likely decide what the real future of banking is going to look like. That may not sound like a lot, but that is almost double from 2018. Data for ransomware, tax evasion and money laundering, however, is likely underestimated because it is hard to track.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Investors are ramping up investment: In the first 10 months of 2018, this cohort has seen investors participate in 53 investments worth $1.72B, representing 57% of the $3B raised in the last 5 years. This includes targeting the underbanked/unbanked, millennials, students, kids, freelancers, and early adopters of blockchain.

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Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 4, 2019

Yesterday, one of my favorite recent YC grads (Summer 2018) Goodly , announced its $1.6 There is some chance that student loan repayment could get tax perks along the lines of 401(k)s or IRAs, which will incent the market even more. And it’s not the first time financial institution capital has backed startups in this area.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

JANUARY 25, 2016

The millennials are happy with Venmo and so on. It proved to be rather popular and not, as you might have thought, with toy-obsessed millennials, but actually it was older people who can never remember passwords or PINs or anything like that, and the idea of just looking at the phone was much more popular in that demographic than the young!

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Of 2018’s 7 best performing tech IPOs, according to Motley Fool, 6 used either Goldman Sachs or Morgan Stanley, or both, as underwriters. In April 2018, Spotify did just that and demonstrated how the emergence of tech as a major driver of the economy’s returns could one day reshape the way all companies go public. Source: Getty.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Nothing seems to put a bounce in a banker’s step more than a tax break and regulatory relief, and this bountiful energy was radiating at Bank Director’s annual “mecca” for bank M&A in Phoenix last week – Acquire or be Acquired. For those in the know – simply AOBA. The chatter at AOBA centered on three important topics: #1: The Breaks.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2018

GonzoBankers, 2018 has been a troublesome year. about the best and worst in banking for 2018 and get fired up to start again in ’19. Ladies and gentlemen, we bring you the 2018 GonzoBanker Awards ! Although all banks faced stock headwinds in 2018, we give the nod to William Demchak at PNC Financial Services.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

As of March 2018, Kroger’s Our Brands accounted for 29.5% SoftBank led Brandless’ $240M Series C funding round in July 2018, at which point the company was valued at $500M. Pet food sales are projected to hit $30B in 2018, and private label already has the lead among branded dog food. for Blue Buffalo.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Gig workers have gone from a sliver of the economy to a bonafide force, powered by platforms like Uber , Lyft and Fiverr , not to mention a generation of millennials who had the misfortune of entering the workforce during the Great Recession and resultant unemployment wave. personal income in 2018. trillion of total U.S.

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